Bluesky Proves Stagnant Monopolies Are Strangling the Internet

John Sutter : It was nice to see a Twitter -like replacement rise to relative prominence.

Bluesky has about 26 million users and seems to be growing healthily.

Sutter says Bluesky does not censor posts with outgoing links; it does not have any proprietary “for you” algorithm.

The best way to grab and keep attention is inflammatory, anger-inducing content.

In the worst cases, Facebook barges into poor countries offering free access to its platform but not bothering to hire many (or any) moderators speaking the native languages.

Even in rich countries, social media platforms are associated with a rise in bigotry and violence.

Bluesky proves that the platforms have gotten fat and lazy.